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Universal acclaim- based on 321 Ratings
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Positive: 288 out of 321
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Mixed: 19 out of 321
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Negative: 14 out of 321
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DavidO.Mar 10, 2008Fantastic. But then again, I'm a sucker for funky, slightly different pop, and that's exactly what this is.
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MM.Mar 1, 2008One of the early front runners. Superb musicianship and songwriting. Just an outstanding debut.
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ChadS.Jan 30, 2008
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[Anonymous]Mar 5, 2008Very catch album that I don't get tired of listening to!
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CrystalS.May 19, 2008I don't think this album is overrated like some of the reviewers. I think its one of the best of the year and deserves the praise it has gotten. I can listen to the whole album through without skipping a song and each song sounds different than the next. M79 is one of the most original songs I have heard in years, and a-punk is the kind of catchy song you can listen to on repeat for days.
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JonathanS.Feb 8, 2009
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JustinM.Feb 1, 2008Can an album be more likeable? It's so PLEASING in so many ways. Great new sound, with throwbacks to early Police albums and believe it or not, Paul Simon's Graceland. Great energy and airy open beats and tones. Love it.
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IlyaRFeb 2, 2008
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RuiT.Feb 6, 2008Three words to this album: Top! Top! Top! Indie-pop-rock-funk-african-classical music! Life is Sun! Life is Fun! Life is Vampire Weekend...when we are Young!
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MicahC.Feb 7, 2008You can go ahead and shut down the voting for album of the year. Hopefully '09 will provide us something so inspired so early. The Strokes are back.
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NatalieM.Mar 22, 2008Koodos to these kids!! My 73 year old mother turned me on to these young kids from NY after she saw them on SNL. My mother loves ALL types of music. We are thrilled that these young kids are so versatile. Their CD is very lively and reminds us a bit of Paul Simon & TheTalking Heads, too. We so hope they can continue putting out such unique music. We'll be watching them!!
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HannahE.Apr 2, 2008Definitely my favorite band of the moment. Fresh, Fun, very catchy songs and lyrics...but not too catchy. I love every song. Quite inventive and original.
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WillO.Jan 31, 2008
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EricC.Feb 2, 2008
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JenniferKFeb 6, 2008A refreshing reason to be excited about music again! Their sound uses an incredible array of sound without ever over-appropriating, and their lyrics actually make you think. My favorite band in a long, long time.
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C.KimMar 12, 2008Wow. All I can say is I'm telling all my friends about Vampire Weekend. I've never taking a liking to a band just after listening to their first track.
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GilbertSmithMar 16, 2008i Love it. It's the best thing since Hannah Montana season !!!!!
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MarcoS.Jun 11, 2008F*ck yeah! one of the best of 2008. Every melody defines them.
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RyanM.Nov 18, 2008It's been months and months since I first heard this album. Still, to this day, I always find myself coming back for a listen. I greatly enjoy music and the lyrics. I personally think this is a very talented band with an impressive debut album.
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AllanC.Jan 29, 2008This album is special to me personally because I had bought the CD-R and I have been listening to the same tracks for about a year now and I can attest that the music is still great from when I heard it awhile ago. It is poppy/catchy music but with enough substance and differences that make Vampire Weekend stand out. Very deserving of the hype.
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JDW.Jan 29, 2008So Amazing. Every song has its own life on the record. It fits as a story of college life. It deserves all the hype its gotten!!
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MulisK.Feb 14, 2008Very melodic, very funny, very nice.
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RandyPFeb 18, 2008Super fun album, but I fear the inevitable backlash from the hipster cognoscente has already begun.
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PeterS.Mar 13, 2008I put up about 5 days of resistance.
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GigiM.Apr 24, 2008One of the best of 2008. As soon as it's over, I play it again.
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CaseyP.Jun 27, 2008
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Mar 18, 2011Fantastic. Engaging and creative band, with similar characteristics to the Hives. I agree with Chads, Is Vampire Weekend this generation's Talking Heads, undoubtedly :)
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Jul 22, 2011It's rare to find an album as perfect as this. Vampire Weekend has such a unique sound and flavor if you will that it makes it impossible not to love. A very impressive start to a very impressive new band.
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Feb 8, 2014Genre: Alternative
The debut album from Vampire Weekend quickly established them as one of my favourite bands. A great mix of upbeat and slower tempo tunes that are all stamped with their own unique quality. -
Oct 7, 2013A perfect album trough and through. The self-titled album is one of the most refreshing pieces in modern music. Arcade Fire has almost seemingly invented a style of music than can be defined as the "Vampire Weekend Style." A perfect album, no song is a let down, it's pure fun that makes one envision themselves in Cape Cod.
Awards & Rankings
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Fully realized debut albums like Vampire Weekend come along once in a great while, and these songs show that this band is smart, but not too smart for their own good.
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Listeners are only too lucky to get a hot breath of summer fun in these cold winter months.
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At its best, Vampire Weekend takes the exceedingly familiar template of indie rock and invigorates it with a chiming guitar sound that suggests the band has been spending its downtime browsing afropop.org.